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Valeria Piñeiro is the Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Her recent work includes modeling the impacts of agricultural support policies on emissions from agriculture and reviewing the evidence on incentives for the adoption of sustainable […]

Leigh Plummer is a Senior Library and Information Specialist in the Communications and Public Affairs Unit based in Washington, DC. She manages the CGSpace-IFPRI Repository and the research outreach efforts. She tracks usage of IFPRI’s research and reports this information internally. She received a Bachelors of Art degree from DePauw […]

Olufemi Adebola Popoola is a Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is also a member of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).He is skilled in research design, data collection and analysis, report writing, and research-policy linkages. His research interests focus on […]

Angga Pradesha is a Senior Scientist in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research interests center around the application of economywide models on issues related to international trade, climate change, natural resources, poverty, and food security. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked as a Research Associate at the Asian […]

Mamata Pradhan is a Research Coordinator in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in India. She is a scholar in development researching social protection programs. Her work portfolio involves large-scale multi-country and multi-stakeholder projects in the South Asia Region. She helped develop an integrated framework for trade, environment, and […]

Kemit Price is a Senior Program Manager with the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit.

Wahidur Quabili is a Senior Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. He first joined IFPRI as a Senior Research Assistant. His work focuses on urban challenges to food and nutrition security. In 1986, Quabili earned his bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, […]

Agnes Quisumbing is a Research Fellow Emerita in the Director General’s Office. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes. She is currently engaged in impact evaluations of agricultural development programs, focusing […]

Catherine Ragasa is a Senior Research Fellow in the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience (AIR) Unit at IFPRI. She is an agricultural and applied economist analyzing policies and institutions affecting innovation, productivity growth, and transformation of agrifood systems. Prior to joining IFPRI, she worked for five years in the Agriculture and […]

Tarig Alhaj Rakhy is a Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He is a development economist with experience in economic research and policy analysis. At IFPRI, he contributes to quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, conducts literature reviews, and assists in drafting reports and research papers. […]